La Vallée Blanche
Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°52′34″ N 6°54′14″ E
- Elevation
- 3,278 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport63 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport74 km
About La Vallée Blanche
La Vallée Blanche is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille du Midi and Aiguille du Plan.
Photos of La Vallée Blanche
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Aiguille du Moine Michmuch38 · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr -
Mont Maudit Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Les Grands Mulets Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Le Gros Béchar Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Mont Blanc Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of La Vallée Blanche
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- November (150 mm)
- Driest month
- July (92 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -12° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -6° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 137 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 106 | 92 | 98 | 96 | 124 | 150 | 146 |
How to get to La Vallée Blanche
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (74 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 69 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 63 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 74 kmnorthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 84 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 69 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 74 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 121 kmsouthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 126 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 158 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from La Vallée Blanche
Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 3,514 natural sites, 442 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km394 places
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 23 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 19 kmNE
- Lac de la Breye Lake 21 kmNE
- Lac du Dru Lake 20 kmNE
25–60 km1,449 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 37 kmNE
- Lac de Derborence Lake 51 kmNE
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 37 kmNE
- Etang des Mouchys Lake 53 kmNE
60–100 km2,238 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 63 kmN
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 93 kmN
- Schwarzsee Lake 92 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 94 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Chamonix Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville5.8 km NW
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Chamonix Town, Chamonix5.9 km NW
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Les Houches Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville8.3 km W
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Les Houches Village, Les Houches7.8 km W
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Plampincieux Village, Courmayeur8 km SE
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Les Favrands Village, Chamonix5.4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aiguille du Midi Mountain, Chamonix1.3 km W
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Aiguille du Plan Mountain, Chamonix1.6 km N
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Mont Maudit Mountain, Chamonix3.8 km SW
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Les Grands Mulets Mountain, Upper Savoy3.5 km W
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La Vierge Mountain, Chamonix2.9 km SE
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Glacier du Géant Natural site, Upper Savoy2.3 km SE
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Mont Blanc du Tacul Mountain, Chamonix2.5 km SW
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Le Gros Béchar Mountain, Les Houches4.3 km W
More nature in France
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Mont Blanc Mountain, Chamonix5.7 km SW
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Aiguille du Moine Mountain, Chamonix6.3 km NE -
Aiguille des Grands Charmoz Mountain, Chamonix3.5 km N
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La Tour Ronde Mountain, Chamonix3.6 km S
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Glacier des Bossons Natural site, Upper Savoy3.1 km W
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Montagne de la Côte Mountain, Chamonix4.4 km W
Sources & licences
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